Susan Phinney Silver
Program-Related Investment (PRI) Officer
Susan Phinney Silver joined the Packard Foundation in 2008 as its first Program-Related Investment (PRI) Officer, where she manages the Foundation’s $180 million mission investing portfolio. Before joining Packard, Susan consulted with the Macarthur and California Community Foundations on their PRI programs. For 15 years at The Development Fund in San Francisco, she created innovative community financing programs that generated over $600 million in private investment nationally for affordable housing, community development, and environmental clean-up. Susan worked as an overseas auditor for Catholic Relief Services in Africa, and as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York. She has degrees from Princeton and Yale School of Management. She enjoys exploring nature with her family, including hiking, camping, and kayaking.